Captain Marvel: The Power of Shazam #4

By George Jones


Fawcett city, 1948

Mary Batson sat in the diner by the window. The hot steam danced into the air from her piping hot coffee. He sat alone and gazed out of the window at the Fawcett first national bank that sat on the opposite side of the road. The waitress walked from behind the counter and up to Mary's table.

"Miss Batson?" She enquired

"Yes?"

"We just got a phone call from a Billy Batson, he left a message saying he couldn't make it. He was very apologetic."

"Okay. Make that apple pie for one then I guess" Mary said dejected as the waitress walked back behind the counter to serve another man some fresh coffee.

Mary turned her head back out of the window. A large black car came speedy around the corner and violently braked in front of the bank. The tires screeched as the bank doors were kicked open from the inside to reveal two men holding tommy guns and satchels full of cash.


Egypt, Giza

Teth-Adam hovered in the air between the ancient Pyramids, next to him stood his first disciple, Albrecht Krieger formerly known as Captain Nazi. Krieger was now topless with the Shazam symbol painted across his huge chest in thick black paint. Thousands of people gathered to gaze up at the two men, their eyes wide in amazement and awe.

"These people are not worthy to my cause. They are weak minded swindlers, cheats, goatherds and cowards. All who are not worthy shall be vanquished" Teth-Adam said to Krieger

Teth-Adam raised his arms in front of him, sparks of bright yellow lighting began to shoot from his hands. The sky turned black with dense thunderous clouds. Teth moved his hands sideways and the black clouds parted. Suddenly violent streaks of lighting and thunder fired down from the skies and struck the city like a nuclear bomb. Once the dust had settled nothing remained but a humongous crater and rubble. Teth-Adam smirked at the destruction.


Fawcett City

Mary dropped a ten dollar note on the table and raced down of the diner. She ran into the alleyway behind the diner.

"SHAZAM!"

The two men raced down the bank steps and jumped into the car. They threw the satchels of cash by their feet and aimed their tommy guns out of the windows. The driver slammed his foot on the accelerator, but the car didn't move.

"GO! GO! F**king go!" The one Tommy gun-wielding man screamed

The two men looked out of the back window. Their jaws dropped as they saw Mary Marvel holding onto the back bumper of the car. The two criminals moved their machine guns to face the back window and fired. The bullets smashed the window into shards; the hot flying bullets ricocheted off Mary's head and chest as she smiled. She then tore the back bumped off with ease. The men jumped out of the car but within the blink of an eye, Mary moving at super speed downed each man with a solid punch.


Washington D.C

The secretary of state accompanied by several FBI agents raced down the hallway towards the oval office. They burst through the door to find a white Martian sitting in the Presidents chair.

"Mr. President!"

The white Martian morphed into the form of Franklin Roosevelt and adjusted his tie.

"Yes?" He asked

"Giza has been destroyed, complete devastation! We don't know yet if it's an atom bomb or what, but there's nothing left! The Russians claim no involvement and unless all of our tech isn't working, they are telling the truth."

"Gentlemen we are at DEFCON 1"


Fawcett City

Billy Batson walked down the street with Freddy, army trucks and tanks rolled down the streets. Billy looked at his friend with a confused expression across his face. The duo came to the end of the road and were greeted by Military police holding M1 Garand rifles.

"What's going on?" Freddy asked

"You two are going home is what's going on. Curfew is now up across the city" The soldier replied

Billy and Freddy looked at each other confused

"Move it!" He said more sternly

Billy and Freddy turned around and began to walk back. But Billy listened in on the conversation between the soldiers as they went.

"Rumour has it, Stalin levelled Giza with an A-Bomb" The one soldier said to his friend

"Why would the Reds bomb Egypt?"

"Beats me"


Paradise Island

The oracle and magic priestess Circe knelt down inside the temple. The Amazonian Princess Diana walked in and knelt down next to her.

"Young one you grow more beautiful everyday," Circe said sincerely

"Thank you. Tell me, what is troubling you?"

"A great evil has been unleashed. An unstoppable evil that threatens to destroy all that this world holds. He has been released…"

"Who do you speak of?"

"Teth-Adam, the wizard's disciple"

"How do you know this?"

"I felt it, I felt his destruction. He has already caused much death and pain. He must be stopped."

"If he threatens our freedom then I will stop him."

"He is too strong for an Amazonian, magic is what powers him, an unnatural force."

"But I have one more important thing."

"What is that young one?"

"Heart," Diana said sternly as she stood up and walked out of the temple.


Giza, Egypt

Diana flew over the dusty skies and soon made her way to the burning remains of the destroyed city. Through the dust, she saw a burly figure hovering in the air. Diana flew over with her fists clenched.

"You!" Diana exclaimed as the figure became clear

"This wasn't me" Captain Marvel said as he saw her white clenched knuckles

"I know, I have been told it was someone called Teth-Adam" Diana replied worried

"Can't say that I have heard that name before but if he has done this then I'll stop him"

"We'll stop him. Anyone who can cause this much death must be powerful beyond measure. It'll take many to stop such a force."

A loud whiz suddenly whistled through the sky and Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. appeared in front of the pair.

"Whoa! Who's the friend Billy?" Freddy exclaimed as he saw Diana for the first time

"Stupid man" Diana grunted causing Mary to smile

"Umm Diana, this is my sister Mary and my dear stupid friend Freddy," Said the Captain to the Amazonian

"Pleased to meet you," Mary said politely


S.T.A.R Labs facility, Area 51, Nevada

Teth-Adam and Albrecht Krieger stomped down the base hallway. Soldiers and military police fired their rifles and machine guns at the pair, but their bullets bounced off. Teth casually slapped the soldiers as he went, crushing their chests with ease. Teth came to the end of the hallway and to the thick metal door that guarded the laboratory.

"So primitive" Teth sighed to Krieger as he ripped the door off its hinges and walked in

Teth found a solo scientist trembling on his knees at the centre of the room.

"WHERE IS HE?!" Teth demanded as he hauled the man up in the air by his throat

"Over there! Please!" The man whimpered

Teth dropped the man and walked over to a large metal cylinder that stood at the back of the lab. Adam tore it up and a limb body of a teenage boy fell out.

"Amon, Amon, please," Teth said quietly as he held the boy in his arms

The boy's eye opened slowly to look up at Teth, his mouth was covered in a thick, sticky substance. Teth pulled it off the boy's mouth and told him to speak the words.

"BLACK ADAM!" The boy shouted, the rooms roof panels were blown away as a streak of lightning crashed through and struck the boy on the chest transforming him into Osiris.

Teth and Osiris both stood up and looked at each other.

"How do you know my name?" the boy asked

"You are my descendant Amon. Many moons ago I lay with a mortal woman, she was taken from me but not before she bore my son but due to my 'abilities' he was born different. He could wield lighting with his hands. This gift was passed down through the centuries and found you. That is why they experimented on you, for your gift. But now you wield it all, you have reclaimed your birthright" Teth explained

"How did you find me?"

"As I said, you are my descendant. Family have bonds that cannot be broken. But come along there is much to be done"